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#CD58E4 Color

#CD58E4 is rgb(205, 88, 228) in RGB, hsl(290, 72%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD58E4
HEX#CD58E4
RGBrgb(205, 88, 228)
HSLhsl(290, 72%, 62%)
HSVhsv(290, 61%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.223 320.7)
LABlab(57.35% 61.28 -50.54)
LCHlch(57.35% 79.43 320.48)

What #CD58E4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD58E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.03Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.96Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.18Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.23Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.71Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CD58E4 Channel Values

How #CD58E4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 88 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 72% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 61% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD58E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD58E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD58E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD58E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD58E4
Complementary
#70E458
Analogous
#8758E4
Analogous
#E458B5
Triadic
#E4CD58
Triadic
#58E4CD
Split comp.
#B5E458
Split comp.
#58E487

Tints & Shades of #CD58E4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D36EE7
#DA84EB
#E19AEF
#E8B4F3
#EFCAF6
#F6E0FA

Shades

#C235DE
#AA20C5
#8C1AA2
#6D157F
#4F0F5C
#2D0935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD58E4.

How #CD58E4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD58E4
Protanopia#7777E4
Protanomaly#A16CE4
Deuteranopia#8D8DE2
Deuteranomaly#AA7BE3
Tritanopia#C07777
Tritanomaly#C56CAD
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD58E4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd58e4: #CD58E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD58E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd58e4': '#CD58E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.345, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_cd58e4">#CD58E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD58E4"

More Pink Colors

#CD58E4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD58E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD58E4?

#CD58E4 is a light pink — rgb(205, 88, 228) in RGB and hsl(290, 72%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #CD58E4?

#CD58E4 is rgb(205, 88, 228) — red 205, green 88, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD58E4?

#CD58E4 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD58E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD58E4 scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD58E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD58E4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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